Wildfire risk and public safety power shutoffs

Wildfires are becoming more frequent and severe, posing a major challenge for electric utilities.

By David Buckley, COO, Technosylva • Oct. 23, 2023

Proactive asset health management in the age of renewables, EVs and unprecedented demand

Utilities Can Save Millions in O&M, Maximize Reliability and Increase the Lifetime Value of Grid Assets Through Monitoring, Analytics and Proactive Maintenance.

By Brian Berry, Chief Product Officer, Ampacimon • Oct. 23, 2023

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Grid Resiliency

Utilities and grid operators are facing increasing threats from climate change as well as cyber and physical attacks, and are deploying a variety of responses to meet the rising challenges.

By Utility Dive staff

FERC directs NERC to draft reliability standards for wind, solar and storage

With inverter-based resources occasionally tripping offline, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Oct. 19 ordered that new reliability standards take effect by the end of the decade.

By Ethan Howland • Oct. 20, 2023

DOE announces ‘largest-ever investment in America’s grid,’ giving $3.5B across 44 states

The first round of funding under the Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships program will boost U.S. renewable capacity by more than 10% within this decade, said DOE officials.

By Robert Walton • Oct. 19, 2023

Entergy New Orleans announces $1B grid-hardening effort

Entergy contends its 10-year plan would slash outage times and storm restoration costs.

By Ethan Howland • Oct. 18, 2023

Shining light on solar: Harnessing AI to measure its social impact

When we think of protests for new energy systems, our minds initially go to fossil fuels. Rarely do solar PV (Photovoltaic) arrays come to mind.

Oct. 16, 2023

As EV cyber risks rise, careful procurement planning can prevent headaches

Companies need to take a hard look at the cybersecurity risks in their supply chains, contract for the right protections and build their facilities securely from the ground up.

By Arjun Ramadevanahalli • Oct. 12, 2023

Uneven pace of FERC Order 2222 implementation continues as grid operators face challenges

In 2020, FERC directed RTOs and ISOs to remove barriers that prevent aggregations of distributed energy resources, such as energy storage and rooftop solar, from participating in wholesale power markets.

By Robert Walton • Oct. 12, 2023

2024 US power sector conferences to watch

Start planning for this year’s events, which will cover the clean energy transition, state and federal energy policy and more.

By Larry Pearl • Updated Feb. 16, 2024

China is top cyber threat to US utilities, other critical infrastructure: CISA

The agency now considers China the top nation-state threat, after a heavy emphasis on risks related to the Russia-Ukraine war.

By David Jones • Oct. 9, 2023

Skepticism persists around clean energy and grid reliability. Here’s how to fix that.

The imminent retirement of dozens of coal plants is prompting new questions about the ability of renewables and storage to provide essential reliability services.

By Sara Baldwin • Oct. 5, 2023

Grid operators oppose FERC conference on valuing reliability benefits of batteries, generators

Supporters of a conference on capacity accreditation approaches for grid resources include Southern California Edison, Advanced Energy United and the Colorado Public Utilities Commission chair.

By Ethan Howland • Oct. 3, 2023

Utilities tackling time-of-use enrollment with new tactics

Time-of-use (TOU) rate plans are taking center stage as utilities look to improve grid resilience and customers seek more affordable and clean energy options.

Oct. 2, 2023

Record 13% of Eastern Interconnect capacity failed in Winter Storm Elliott: FERC, NERC

FERC commissioners called on Congress Thursday to name an agency for gas reliability oversight as commission and NERC staff issued cold-weather recommendations.

By Ethan Howland • Sept. 22, 2023

Rising electrification requires a dramatic shift to integrated planning of DER, bulk resources: Xcel VP

Effective distribution system planning and merging analytic insights into comprehensive electricity planning both face barriers, analysts and stakeholders said.

By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 20, 2023

Virginia SCC strikes down Dominion’s interconnection rules for distributed solar

An alliance of distributed solar developers and supporters argued Dominion Energy’s interconnection rules created unreasonable barriers to small-scale solar.

By Diana DiGangi • Sept. 19, 2023

We’re asking the wrong question about EVs and grid resiliency

The U.S. has already passed the tipping point for mass electric vehicle adoption. Grid modernization must quickly follow, writes Chris Baker, the head of Enel X Way North America.

By Chris Baker • Sept. 19, 2023

New York’s utilities lead the way to net zero emissions

This week, international leaders from business and government converge in New York City for the 15th annual Climate Week NYC summit.

By Joseph Vellone, Head of North America, ev.energy • Sept. 18, 2023

Unlocking grid potential: Paving the way for renewable energy

Unleash Grid Potential and Boost Renewables: PPL's $23 Million Savings Story with DLR and AAR Technologies Revealed!

Sept. 18, 2023

White House mulls rating system to boost cybersecurity for critical infrastructure

The administration has been working with various cabinet agencies to bolster cybersecurity in water, rail, aviation, energy and other sectors. 

By David Jones • Sept. 12, 2023

Honeywell strengthens smart meter cybersecurity with Quantinuum tech, randomized encryption keys

Facilities managers looking to implement this technology can designate a security administrator and proactively monitor security events, a Honeywell executive said.

By Nish Amarnath • Sept. 11, 2023

Security by design’s shining moment: Cybersecurity for the energy transformation

Strategic imperatives for today’s DER ecosystem — vendors, operators, integrators and utilities — could introduce a more secure and resilient grid tomorrow.

By Danielle Jablanski • Sept. 11, 2023

The elusive ‘value of resilience’: Why every utility is asking for it and why it’s so hard to pin down

A cost-benefit analysis is crucial to most utility investment filings.Without the “value of resilience” metric, such analysis falls woefully short of giving regulators the insights to make a determination.

By Mishal Thadani • Sept. 7, 2023

DOE announces $125M in grid modernization, power resilience grants

Funding will go to nine states and five tribal nations for investments including battery backup systems, grid hardening and weatherization.

By Robert Walton • Sept. 6, 2023

How flexibility redefines utility battery investment strategies

With renewable penetration and electrification on the rise, flexible assets that can adapt and shift duty cycles are getting utilities’ – and the DOE’s – attention.

By Matt Harper, Chief Commercial Officer, Invinity Energy Systems • Sept. 5, 2023